Word Meaning 一枚看板

いちまいかんばん ichimaikamban

一枚看板 is read as いちまいかんばん (ichimaikamban) and means best item one has (to show).

Meaning

English

  1. best item one has (to show)
  2. one's sole Sunday best
  3. one's single area of expertise
  4. leading player
  5. prima donna
  6. box-office star

Reading

Kana

いちまいかんばん

Romaji

ichimaikamban

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Yojijukugo Rank 22580 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二枚看板

にまいかんばん

the two leading actors (in a play)

板子一枚下は地獄

いたごいちまいしたはじごく

there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition

看板

かんばん

closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar)

立て看板

たてかんばん

standing signboard

表看板

おもてかんばん

sign out in front

電子看板

でんしかんばん

digital signage display

大看板

おおかんばん

billboard

金看板

きんかんばん

signboard with gold or gilt lettering

顔出し看板

かおだしかんばん

photo stand-in

顔ハメ看板

かおはめかんばん

photo stand-in

絵看板

えかんばん

signboard depicting scene from a play (usu. outside a theatre)

突き出し看板

つきだしかんばん

projecting signboard